Equal Rights for All Coalition
PROJECT TITLE:
Equal Rights for All Coalition
OVERALL OBJECTIVE:
To establish and maintain an effective coalition that aims to strengthen the capacities of participating CSOs to advocate for the promotion and protection of fundamental rights of selected vulnerable and marginalised groups (VMGs). In particular, the Coalition will: 1. form a cooperative mechanism to provide aid and support to members of VMGs whose fundamental rights are not guaranteed or protected; 2. establish meaningful and informed participation in the government’s decision- and policy-making processes on the promotion and protection of fundamental rights of VMGs on the basis of multi-disciplinary policy research; 3. strengthen the institutional capacities and interdisciplinary skills of participating CSOs; 4. raise awareness about the role of civil society in enhancing access to fundamental rights for all.
LOCATION:
Kosovo
SECTOR:
Democracy and Human Rights
BENEFICIARIES:
1. Kosovo civil society; 2. Vulnerable and marginalised groups in Kosovo; 3. Kosovo public institutions; 4. The wider public in Kosovo.
DURATION:
29/December/2015 - 28/December/2019
VALUE:
1,110,928.00 EUR; from European Union 90% is financed.
TARGET GROUPS:
1. Approximately 30 active CSOs that protect and promote rule of law and access to fundamental rights for VMGs. 2. Members of VMGs with limited access to fundamental rights; 3. Government institutions at central and local level directly responsible for the realisation of fundamental rights.
RESULTS
1. An effective cooperative mechanism for support in cases of limited access to fundamental rights for members of VMGs is functional; 2. Structural dialogue is in place for meaningful and informed civil society contributions to the government’s policy- and decision-making processes to address shortcomings in the implementation of the relevant legislative framework; 3. The institutional capacities, interdisciplinary skills, and professional networks of participating CSOs are strengthened; 4. Public awareness is increased on the crucial role of civil society within participatory democracy.
ACTIVITIES:
1. Establishment and management of a cooperative CSO network for case-to-case aid and assistance to members of VMGs with limited access to fundamental rights; 2. Development and communication of recommendations for policy- and decision-making based on structural policy research and monitoring of access to six (6) fundamental rights for VMGs; 3. Internal capacity-building of participating CSOs; 4. Public awareness campaigns.
PARTNERS:
-European Centre for Minority Issues in Kosovo -Centre for Social Group Development (CSGD) -Centre for Equality and Liberty for the LGBTI Commmunity in Kosovo (CEL) -Kosovo Centre for Gender Studies (KCGS) -Youth Initiative for Human Rights -Kosovo Glocal -Centre for Legal Aid and Regional Development (CLARD).
PROJECT NEWS
Declaration by the High Representative, Federica Mogherini on behalf of the EU on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
POSTED ON: 17 May 2018
PROJECT NAME: Equal Rights for All Coalition
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the European Union reaffirms its commitment to combat all forms of discrimination and hate crime, on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics, and to continue to actively promote and protec ...
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the European Union reaffirms its commitment to combat all forms of discrimination and hate crime, on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics, and to continue to actively promote and protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
Inside and outside the European Union, LGBTI persons are too often targets of violence and hate crime. They are still the frequent subject of discrimination and maltreatment on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics. In many countries having a partner of the same sex remains a crime. People are arrested, imprisoned, and in some cases executed, just because of the relationship they are in. Even in countries with legal protection of sexual orientation, stigmatisation due to homophobia, transphobia and biphobia remains high, leading to social exclusion with economic and health-related costs on societies.
2018 is an important year for human rights, as we mark the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Its first article reads “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. LGBTI persons are no exception, and the EU will therefore continue to fight for “equal rights for all” regardless of sexual orientation.
Through a combination of political and human rights dialogues, awareness-raising activities, financial assistance and specific policy tools such as the “European Commission’s List of actions to advance LGBTI equality” and the EU “Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI persons” the European Union will continue to address discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and show the European Union’s commitment to advance LGBTI equality in the European Union and beyond.
The European Union pays tribute today to all those working to promote and protect the human rights of LGBTI persons. Allow us to reiterate that “Human rights Defenders, you are not alone and the European Union will always be with you”.
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The Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Serbia* and Albania*, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Georgia, align themselves with this declaration.
*The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
PROJECT DOCUMENTS
The case of Bosniak community in Zupa region
POSTED ON: 22 February 2019
PROJECT NAME: Equal Rights for All Coalition
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